Rules on deep-sea mining in international waters must be driven by "sound science" and built on consensus, the head of the ...

Pressure on the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to finalize and adopt regulations for deep-sea mining is increasing.

Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...

Deep-sea mining is highly controversial partly because the deep seabed is more or less untouched and still relatively poorly ...

The rapid expansion of China’s ocean exploration offers Beijing valuable military intelligence as it expands its naval reach ...

On the abyssal plains, at depths between 3,000 and 6,000 meters, polymetallic nodules are scattered across millions of square ...

Life Under Water is back for a second season after an incredibly successful first season which won a Bronze Climate award at ...

Due to the extreme conditions in the deep sea, its ecosystems ... the amount of sediment removed in the mining area and subsequently redeposited on the seabed. In the mined areas, nodules were ...

Pressure on the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to finalise and adopt regulations for deep-sea mining is increasing. While some ISA member states are hoping to see progress soon, a growing number ...